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E.-E. GOYER. Cabinet Wardrobe. No. 242,447. Patented June Y, i88i.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUOHARISTE E. GOYER, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

CABINET-WARDROBE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,447, dated June 7, 1881.

Applicationfiled October 25,1880. (No model.) Patented in Canada September 8,1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUCI-IARISTE EVARISTE GOYER, of the city and district of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinet-Wardrobes and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The nature of my invention relates to means and appliances for the protection of clothing, furs, and other articles of a kindred nature from the attacks of moths and other destructive insects, to which they are liable.

The subject-matter of my invention consists in the construction of a metal cabinet of any approved size or pattern, and having as the only means of access to its interior a door hinged to one of its sides, substantially as shown in the annexed drawings, which form a part of this specification. l herein show this metal cabinet covered on its outside by a casing of wood, for the purpose of protecting it from injury, and its interior may be fitted up with drawers or any other accommodation for the articles to be kept in it, but neither these fittings nor the exterior casing form any essential part of my invention. The junction of the top, sides, bottom, and back together are made air-tight, or as nearly so as practicable, so as absolutely to prevent the entrance of moths or other vermin at any of these points. From this it is obvious that the only remaining place at which an entrance could be effected is around the doorthatis, between the door and the door-frame. The ingress of vermin is, however, here prevented, even when the door does not fit closely to itsframe, by the peculiarly-shaped door with its fittings, which, together with the other parts of my invention, I will now fully describe, reference beinghad to the annexed drawings,in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention with the door open. Fig. 2 is a section through the cabinet. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the inner face of the door, and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section tlnough the door.

The parts marked A are the top, bottom, sides, and back of the cabinet. B is the metal door, hinged, as shown, to one side ot'the cabinet. a is a chamber formed on the inner side of this door, and having an opening through which access can be had to the chamber. 1) is a spout, formed also on the inner face of the door, near its edges, extending across the top and down the sides, and communicating with the interior of the chamber a. The outer edges of this spout, as well as of the chamber, are shaped so as to fit as closely as practicable to the top, bottom, and sides of the door-frame, and are provided throughout with a series of perforations, c, the object of which will be hereinafter described. a

As above mentioned, the only possible way by which moths or other vermin could enter into the cabinet is around the edges of the door. Their ingress there, however, is effectually prevented in the following manner, viz: In the chamber a is placed a vessel, (1, containing any approved fluid or compound such as :n'nmonia, camphor, cayenne pepper, &c.-which will emit a strong fume, scent, or vapor offensive to the moths, and in which they cannot live. This scent or odor arising out of the vessel (1 fills the remaining space of the chamber a. It also rises into and fills the spout Z), and will escape through the perforations 0 into any space that there mightbe between the door and its frame, and Where there might be space enough for vermin to pass through. Thus it will be readily seen that the only opening into the cabinet or wardrobe is by this device rendered impassable to vermin, and the result is an absolutely vermin-proof wardrobe.

0 is a cover to the opening into the chamber rain the door. It may be hinged or buttoned, or held in place by any convenient fastenin The vessel (2 is held up by the ridge or block fat at short distance above the bottom of the chamber a, so as not to cover the perforations therein.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim is 1. A metallic cabinet-wardrobe composed of the top, bottom, sides, and back, A, in combination with the door B, having formed on its inner face the chamber a, cover 6, and spout b, with the perforations c, as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a metallic cabinet-wardrobe, the combination of the door A, having the chamber a, spout I), perforations c, and covering 6, with the vessel d, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

Montreal, September 9, 1880.

EUCHARISTE EVARISTE GOYER.

Witnesses:

A. LABADIE, I. A. LABADIE. 

